BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- The Birmingham Barons (2-3) host the Mississippi Braves (3-2) in the first game in Regions Field. The game drew an announced attendance of 8,505.

Top first inning: Nestor Molina is sharp on the mound for the
Barons, retiring the first two M-Braves he faced before yielding a double to
right to Christian Marrero. The Barons' starter quickly settled himself,
striking out Kyle Russell, who was thrown out by catcher Michael Blanke. M-Braves 0, Barons 0

Bottom first inning: Keenyn Walker opened the frame with a walk; he stole second and went to third on a ground out. Tracye Thompson drove him home with a sharp, RBI triple to straightaway center. Thompson scored on Andy Wilkins' groundout. Barons 2, M-Braves 0

Bottom second inning: Barons retired, three up, three down, on a ground out, strike out and fly out.

Top third inning: Kyle Russell redeems himself first first-inning strikeout with a solo home run that crept over the left field wall. M-Braves 4, Barons 2

Bottom third inning: M-Braves starting pitcher Aaron Northcraft sandwiches a strikeout between two groundouts to keep the home team off the basepath. M-Braves 4, Barons 2

Top fourth inning: M-Braves loaded the bases on two singles and a walk. Molina's
wild pitch scored Gosselin with two outs. The Barons starter escaped further damage with
a strikeout. M-Braves 5, Barons 2

Bottom fourth inning: The Barons got going as Thompson doubled and Wilkins drew a walk. Thompson was erased on a groundout to third before Dan Black's two-RBI double cut the deficit to one. A strikeout and a groundout kept it there. M-Braves 5, Barons 4

Top fifth inning: Nick McCully relieves Molina and is greeted with a single by Luis Nunez. He was caught stealing by catcher Michael Blanke for the second out. A flyout provided the third out. M-Braves 5, Barons 4

Bottom fifth inning: Dan Wagner hits the Barons' first single at home. He promptly steals second and scored as Walker reached on a two-base error to tie the game. Marcus Semien untied it with the Barons' first home run -- a two-run shot -- in their ballpark. That chased Northcraft from the mound in favor of Michael Lee, who retired the next two batters. Barons 7, M-Braves 5

Bottom seventh inning: Semien hit a one-out double and came home on Wilkins' RBI single to left center. Barons 8, M-Braves 5

Time lapse video of Barons fans entering Regions FieldCheck out the time lapse video of Barons fans entering Regions Field on opening night. The video is composed of over two hours of elapsed time. A photo was taken with a GoPro camera every 5 seconds, 2140 photos in all and compressed into just over one minute of video. (Joe Songer/jsonger@al.com).

Top eighth inning: M-Braves put two one with two outs but Sanchez induces a line out to end the threat. Barons 8, M-Braves 5

Top ninth inning: Thompson on mound for Barons. Three up, three down. Barons win 9-5.

Time lapse video of Barons fans entering Regions FieldCheck out the time lapse video of Barons fans entering Regions Field on opening night. The video is composed of over two hours of elapsed time. A photo was taken with a GoPro camera every 5 seconds, 2140 photos in all and compressed into just over one minute of video. (Joe Songer/jsonger@al.com).